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Friday, June 16, 2017

Bread with handles (Kaak)!

This month's creative bread is courtesy of Karen (Baking Soda) at Bake My Day! She asked us to bake Kaak, a Lebanese bread with sesame seeds. It also has a unique shape.

The recipe I used was slightly different than the one Karen posted. I did use buttermilk, but I also did the initial dough mixing and rising in my bread machine, saving the final shaping to do by hand. Also, because I created the holes with a round cutter, I had 8 little bread disks, which made for excellent testing and snacking.

My kaak was more like a flatbread. Perhaps the second rise wasn't long enough. But, even so, they were delicious, worthy of baking again.

Stop by and see what the other Babes did, and feel free to join in as a Buddy. Send your information to Karen by June 29 to be included in the roundup.

1. In the pan of an electric bread machine, add ingredients in the order
recommended by the yeast manufacturer. Set for the dough cycle.

2. When done, remove dough from pan, cover with a clean towel and let rest for 10 minutes.

3. Divide into 8 equal parts, each weighing about 100 grams. With a
floured rolling pin on a floured surface, roll each part into a large,
6-7 inch circle. Use a small, 2-inch glass to cut a small circle out,
near the edge of each large circle:

4. Place rings on two greased baking sheets. Beat the egg and 1 TBS
water with a fork. Brush each ring with the mixture and sprinkle with
about 1 TBS sesame seeds:

5. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and let rise for 30 minutes, or up to an hour.

6. Heat oven to 200°C. Bake about 10 minutes, or until golden
and puffed. Serve immediately.

I especially love the first photo in the sun! But how on earth did you get the sesame seeds into those perfect rows?

Our kaak was on the flat side as well. I think it's because we didn't heat the barbecue up enough, because they were quite puffy before going in to bake. But flat or not, we didn't care. This bread really is delicious, isn't it?